Unity Blake, tragic orphan in the excellent silent melodrama Stella Maris, was: a. ,among other things, run over by a toboggan. b. constantly having to remind herself which way to tilt. c. hid between scenes behind a giant vat of grapes. d. wept when given a gumdrop by Mary Pickford.

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Yes, that’s Mary on the left as well as on the right. One could, however, assert that both ladies are Gladys and also be correct. Yes, America’s Sweetheart was born Gladys Smith in Canada and by the age of 7 was the sole breadwinner supporting her mother, brother and sister. I bow to you and […]

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The actress on the left, gazing at Mary Pickford as Stella Maris on the right, is: a. an accomplished practitioner of the silent movie gesture-and-pose pantomime style of acting most flamboyantly perpetrated by Lon Chaney Sr. b. not all there. c. afraid of moths. d. Mary Pickford.

Horatio Leaf’s red globe minions thrilled to his rallying cry.
‘On this day at this hour the field is ours for the taking. On then, my lovelies, ATTACK!’
Glory was theirs. The bloody feast saturated the silent night. #dada#flashfictionpic.twitter.com/Xaz2ilR0KT